The small-scale privateer space race is about to kick off in Glasgow, with local firm Clyde Space preparing to whack its first UKube-1 nanosatellite project into orbit later this year. Read More >>
While much has been said on the topic of 3D printing within the context of the maker movement, it is in the medical world where arguably the most important advances are being made. Scientists at the Heriot-Watt University in Scotland have recently proven they can print human embryonic stem cells, a breakthrough which has the potential to revolutionise organ replacement in the coming years. Read More >>
Featured comment by palmytomo:
"The replacement of organs is great, but it presumably also means you could replace entire limbs and body, and even perhaps the brain, making us immort..." More »
Normally, when someone says 'Glasgow', you don't instantly think "smart city at the cutting edge of connected services and consumer technology". (I'll leave what really pops into people's minds to the imagination.) The government, however, wants a super-smart Glasgow to be a reality, so they're pumping in £24m to make it happen. Read More >>
So, they say the world is going to end this year, and it looks like a Scottish brewery has got just the right stuff to celebrate the catastrophic event, with a rather potent 65 per cent beer aptly named Armageddon, which just so happens to (apparently) be the world's strongest. Read More >>
Featured comment by moarti:
"I've visited the Glasgow bar and tried the Penguin. Thought it was great, but the type of thing that you only have one of and enjoy - any more and thi..." More »
There are already lots of limits on speeding -- fixed cameras, police patrols, average speed cameras -- but for the ever-dangerous youth in Scotland, the police want more. Much more. Read More >>
Featured comment by The Doctor:
"As a society, we could theoretically prevent deaths from everything except natural causes. However, the fact that we don't shows that the costs, both ..." More »
No, really. Children in some US schools are being taught that the Loch Ness monster is a living dinosaur, as evidence against evolution. What the hell? Read More >>
The bizarre and rather popular NeverSeconds blog, which featured photos of the school dinners served up to a Scottish schoolgirl each day, has been told to stop publishing photos due to pressure from the local council. Twitter's up in arms about this crushing of a brave young blogger's enthusiasm. Read More >>
Featured comment by smurfydog:
"With a few exceptions, that looks about on par - maybe better - than what I eat for lunch most days.
And even then I'd put myself in the top half of ..." More »
I thought this kind of thing only happening in the movies, but apparently not. A woman used her car as a battering ram, collecting an innocent man who had to cling to her bonnet for dear life, as she attempted to get away from a shop security guard. Read More >>
Featured comment by chuffnose:
"The security guard just stood at the kerb, shaking his clenched fist at the rapidly disappearing vehicle and shouting, "Come back, come back I tell yo..." More »
What’s better than a fine single malt? How about one that’s been matured in zero g? Space whisky is here, thanks to a Scottish distillery that decided to blast a barrel up to the ISS for a bit of out-of-this world maturing. Read More >>
Following Sweden and Germany’s lead, we have our own branch of the Pirate Party attempting to swashbuckle its way into power here in the UK; now it’s drawing a broadside on May’s local elections in both Scotland and Manchester. The Pirate Party UK aims to fight anti-piracy laws (and ACTA); reduce copyright to just 10 years, and allow non-commercial file sharing -- hollywood, the BPI and their lawyers are really going love them. Read More >>
Featured comment by Titor:
"10 years is way too short. Trust me, as a recording artist myself, I'm trying to feed my children on royalties from releases that are already older th..." More »
There's no smoking in front of Forth Valley Royal Hospital in Scotland — the sign says so — though nobody really paid attention to it. That's why the hospital installed a loudspeaker-backed smoke alarm commanding cigarette scofflaws — in no uncertain terms — to cut that crap out. Read More >>
Featured comment by Joe_Pineapples:
"About bloody time too.
I hate having to run the gauntlet of all the tobacco desperados every time you walk through the front door." More »
Featured comment by Southern:
"Good to see that cinemas are still relying on cheap gimmicks to cover up poor stories and terrible acting.
I can remember similar rides in Thorpe P..." More »
Siri has been tested in the interpretation of accents across the country, but she meets her match with the utterly amazing dialect of the proud Scottish people. To be fair, how many actual humans would know how to respond to a request for a "jammy dodger like a f*ckin jam sandwich"? Read More >>
Scots interested in Ed Miliband’s leadership of the Labour Party got a bit more than they bargained for this week, when a bouncing naked blonde appeared in the background of a STV news broadcast. Read More >>
BT has announced plans to hook more Scottish home and businesses up to its next-gen fibre network, eventually allowing another 277,000 homes to connect to faster fibre-based products. Read More >>
Featured comment by how_many_bean_counters_does_it_take_to_count_5_beans:
"Let me check my maths. A billion is 9 noughts right? Thats 2.5 bn / 277,000 = £9000 per house? How does that work?" More »
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